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IT Operations Specialist

Support day-to-day IT operations at a healthcare data privacy startup, including employee onboarding/offboarding, laptop provisioning and troubleshooting, access management, and compliance tasks. Requires strong service mindset, troubleshooting skills, and experience with Mac environments and internal IT tools.

80k – 120k/yr
RemoteIT Support

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Execute employee onboarding and offboarding accurately, securely, and on time
  • Provision, maintain, and troubleshoot company laptops and employee endpoints
  • Support employees with hardware, software, access, and account issues while delivering a fast, dependable support experience
  • Handle employee access requests and changes with appropriate approvals and attention to least privilege, while supporting RBAC rollouts, access reviews, and cleanup work
  • Support security questionnaires, audit evidence collection, and compliance-related operational processes
  • Turn repeat issues into better documentation, runbooks, and lightweight process improvements

Requirements

  • Experience in IT support, IT operations, helpdesk, or a similar internal-facing technical support role
  • Experience onboarding and offboarding employees across devices, accounts, and SaaS tools
  • Familiarity with endpoint management, device provisioning, software installation, patching, and basic security hygiene
  • Experience administering common internal tools such as identity, password management, collaboration, or device management systems
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across laptops, employee software, access, and account issues
  • Strong judgment when handling access changes, troubleshooting issues, and deciding when to follow a defined process versus escalate to the right partner
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills with a strong service mindset
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage recurring operational work with accuracy and follow-through
  • Familiarity with common workplace IT and compliance tools such as Google Workspace, device management platforms, and access or compliance systems
  • Experience with Mac administration or supporting primarily Mac-based employee environments

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience supporting security or compliance-related operational work such as SOC 2, HITRUST, audit evidence gathering, or customer security questionnaires
  • Experience working in a startup or high-growth SaaS environment
  • Familiarity with tools such as Drata, Iru, Google Workspace, identity providers, or similar IT, endpoint, and compliance platforms
  • Experience improving internal documentation, runbooks, or lightweight operational processes
  • Experience with scripting or automation using tools or languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Go
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and infrastructure tooling such as Terraform

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive pay + generous equity (10-year exercise window)
  • Half-day Fridays, every Friday
  • 16 weeks fully paid parental leave (eligible after 6 months; commission-based roles receive 100% base salary during leave)
  • Flexible PTO with a required 2-week minimum
  • Top-tier health, dental & vision (100% covered for you, 80% for dependents)
  • Intentional & engaging company offsites (past trips: Arizona, Jackson Hole, Nashville, New Orleans & more)

Skills

it supportendpoint managementdevice provisioningmac administrationGoogle WorkspaceIdentity ManagementAccess ControlRBACTroubleshootingit operationscompliance supportrunbooksPythonJavaScriptTerraform

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